Beverly Hills Leaders Rally Behind Brad Torgan

Two Beverly Hills civic leaders have endorsed from West Hollywood in the hotly contested 50th Assembly District race.

Torgan’s campaign announced Tuesday the endorsement of Beverly Hills Vice Mayor John Mirisch and Board of Education member Lisa Korbatov.

"Beverly Hills leaders like Lisa and John understand the unique challenges facing state and local government in California," Torgan said. "I am proud that they believe I am the best candidate for the citizens of Beverly Hills and the state of California."

Korbatov, the immediate past president of the Board of Education, said she believes Torgan will bring fresh, new leadership to the State Assembly.

"We need someone like Brad Torgan who has served his local community to listen and speak up for local communities—not special interests—in Sacramento," she said in a statement.

Mirisch concurred, calling Torgan a uniquely qualified candidate.

"Brad Torgan understands the challenges facing California and, unconstrained by any Insiders' Club of partisan party politics, he is unafraid to actually do something to try to solve our state's problems," Mirisch said in the statement.

The Municipal League of Beverly Hills is holding a candidate forum with all four 50th Assembly candidates April 4 at 7 p.m. at Beverly Hills . Check Patch later this week for coverage of the forum, which will feature Torgan, the lone Republican in the race, and Democrats , and .

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